Bow Fiddle Rock
Bow Fiddle Rock is a natural sea arch near Portknockie on the north-eastern coast of Scotland. It is so called because it resembles the tip of a fiddle bow.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Seafield Street Viaduct.
Seafield Street Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seafield Street Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Bow Fiddle Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portknockie and Cullen.
Portknockie
Village
Photo: TheBritinator, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portknockie is a coastal village on the Moray Firth within Moray, Scotland. The village's name is written as Portknockies in the Old Parish Registers. This would suggest that the port's name referred to not one, but two rocky hills at the hythe - the Port Hill and the Greencastle.
Cullen
Town
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Cullen is a village and former royal burgh in Moray but historically in Banffshire, Scotland, on the North Sea coast. The village had a population of 1,327 in 2001. Cullen is situated 1½ miles southeast of Bow Fiddle Rock.
Findochty
Village
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Findochty is a village in Moray, Scotland, on the shores of the Moray Firth; historically it was part of Banffshire. Findochty is situated 2 miles west of Bow Fiddle Rock.
Bow Fiddle Rock
- Type: Islet
- Description: Scottish rock formation
- Categories: natural arch, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.70665° or 57° 42′ 24″ northLongitude
-2.85011° or 2° 51′ 0″ westOpen location code
9C9VP44X+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 177941486OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletWikidata ID
Q21003854
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bow Fiddle Rock and Whale’s Mouth.
Nearby Places
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